460 Royal Society. 



Dollond, and lately put up at the Cambridge observatory. 

 By Robert Woodhouse, Esq. A. INI. F.R.S.— On the fossil 

 elic of Ireland. By Thomas Weaver, Esq. M.R.I.A. — Mi- 

 croscopical observations on the materials of the brain, and 

 of the ova of animals, to show the analogy that exists be- 

 tween them. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. — On 

 new compounds of carbon and hydrogen, and on certain 

 other products obtained during the decomposition of oil by 

 heat. By M. Faraday, Esq. F.R.S. Cor. Mem. Royal Aca- 

 demy of Sciences of Paris, &c. — Account of the repetition 

 of M. Arago's experiments on the magnetism manifested by 

 various substances during the act of rotation. By C. Babbage, 

 Esq. F.R.S., and J. F. W. Herschel, Esq. Sec. R.S.— On the 

 magnetism developed in copper and other substances daring 

 rotation. By Samuel Hunter Christie, Esq. M.A. &c. — On 

 the annual variations of some of the principal fixed stars. By 

 J. Pond, Esq. F.R.S. Astron. Royal. — On the nature of the 

 function expressive of the law of human mortality, and on a 

 new mode of determining the value of life contingencies. By 

 Benjamin Gompertz, Esq. F.R.S. 



Just published. 



The English Flora, by Sir J. E. Smith, P.L.S. Volume the 

 third, including the end of the class Sijngenesia. 



The third and fourth volumes of Kirby and S]ience's Intro- 

 duction to Entomology, or Elements of the Natural History of 

 Insects. — The volumes now published complete this valuable 

 and interesting work. 



LXX. Proceedings of Learned Societies. 



ROYAL SOCIETY. 



A T the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Society, held on 

 ■^^ St. Andrew's Day, the following gentlemen were elected 

 Council and Officers for the year ensuing. 



Of the OldCouncil: — Sir H. Davy, Bart.; Francis Baily, Esq.; 

 W. T. Brande, Esq. ; Samuel Goodenough, Lord Bishop of 

 Carlisle; Davies Gilbert, Esq. M.P. ; J. F.W. Herschel, Esq. ; 

 Sir Everard Home, Bart. ; Capt. H. Kater ; John Pond, Esq. ; 

 W, H. Wollaston, M.D. ; Thomas Young, M.D. 



, 0/ the Neiso Council : — John Barrow, Esq. ; John Bostock, 

 M.D. ; Sir Astley P. Cooper, Bart. ; Benjamin Gompertz, Esq.; 

 Stephen Groombridge, Esq. : Sir Abraham Hume. Bart. ; 



Daniel 



